REUTERS SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 2.00 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET
22 Sep 2020 / 22:04 H.
Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2.00 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Express http://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar.
TOP STORIES
CYCLING-DOPING/
Cycling thrown into fresh turmoil with Tour doping investigation
PARIS (Reuters) - Cycling has been thrown into fresh turmoil after French judicial authorities opened a preliminary investigation into potential doping at Nairo Quintana's team Arkea-Samsic on Monday, a day after the Tour de France ended in Paris.
MOTOR-NASCAR-JORDAN/
NBA great Jordan forms NASCAR team with Wallace as driver
Basketball great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have partnered to form a new single-car NASCAR Cup Series team that will feature Bubba Wallace as its driver, the trio said on Monday.
TENNIS-ROME-DJOKOVIC/
Quick turnaround helped me get past U.S. Open shock: Djokovic
Italian Open champion Novak Djokovic said getting back on court for a tournament so quickly after being disqualified at the U.S. Open for striking a line judge with a ball helped him move on from the incident.
UPCOMING
SOCCER
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE/SILVA (TV)
Soccer - England - Chelsea present Thiago Silva
Chelsea hold a media conference to introduce their new signing, former PSG centre back, Thiago Silva.
22 Sep 13:00 ET, 17:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHINA/
Soccer - Chinese Super League - Round 12
Round up of the 12th round of the Chinese Super League, which is taking place in hubs in Dalian and Suzhou because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 Sep 14:00 ET, 18:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-KRA-PAO/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - Champions League - FC Krasnodar v PAOK
FC Krasnodar face PAOK in the Champions league playoff round first leg. The match report will include highlights of the day's other two games, Slavia Prague v Midtjylland and Maccabi Tel Aviv v Salzburg.
22 Sep 19:00 ET, 23:00 GMT
SOCCER-AFCCHAMPIONS/
Soccer - Asian Champions League - West Asia Group matches
Group C Al Taawoun FC (Saudi Arabia) v Sharjah (UAE)
Group C Persepolis (Iran) v Al Duhail (Qatar)
Group D Sepahan (Iran) v Al Ain (UAE)
Group D Al Sadd (Qatar) v Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia)
22 Sep 19:00 ET, 23:00 GMT
TENNIS
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/AZARENKA
Tennis - French Open - Victoria Azarenka - Preview
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, who finished runner-up at the U.S. Open, will bid for her first Grand Slam title in seven years at the French Open.
23 Sep
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/SERENA
Tennis - French Open - Serena Williams - Preview
Serena Williams will continue her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title.
23 Sep
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/HALEP
Tennis - French Open - Simona Halep - Preview
Fresh off her title triumph at the Italian Open, Simona Halep will resume her hunt for a third Grand Slam trophy at Roland Garros.
23 Sep
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/
Tennis - French Open - Other contenders in women's singles
A look at the other women's singles contenders for the French Open title.
23 Sep
OLYMPICS
OLYMPICS-2020/ (PIX) (TV)
Tokyo 2020 CEO Muto's media huddle on coronavirus countermeasures
Tokyo 2020 chief executive, Toshiro Muto, talks to media following a meeting among senior officials from the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on coronavirus countermeasures for the Tokyo Games. A briefing by working-level officials from the government of Japan, Tokyo government and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will also be held at the same time, but at different location.
23 Sep 09:30 ET, 13:30 GMT
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